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Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thread starter Svashtar
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I'm thankful for my family, thankful for my friends, thankful that I had the honor and privilege of serving my country for as long as I did, and mostly thankful that for all I've been through and all I've done, I'm still standing tall and grinning like a mule eatin' briars. Already said it in another thread, but since this here's a Thanksgiving thread, I'll say it again, HAPPY THANKSGIVING Y'ALL 
Sarge
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Life as a Turkey
When I was a young turkey, new to the coop,
My big brother NORM took me out on the stoop;
Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow,
And he told me there was something that I had to know.
His look and his tone I will always remember,
When he told me of the horrors of ... Black November;
"Come about August, now listen to me,
Each day you'll get six meals instead of just three."
"And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin,
And you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin;
And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed,
In will burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head."
"Then she'll pluck out your feathers so you're bald 'n pink,
And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lyin' in the sink;
And then comes the worst part," he said not bluffing,
She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing!"
Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat,
I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat;
I decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked,
I'd have to lay low and remain overlooked.
I began a new diet of nuts and granola,
High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola;
And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes,
I stayed in my room doing exercise tapes.
I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half,
And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed;
But 'twas I who was laughing, under my breath,
As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death.
And sure enough when Black November rolled around,
I was the last turkey left in the entire compound!
So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap,
I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap.
She held me today, while sewing and humming,
And smiled at me and said
"Christmas is coming ...
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Happy turkey day, ya'll. :foot:
and count your own blessings. Likely they are many.
Mike
When I was a young turkey, new to the coop,
My big brother NORM took me out on the stoop;
Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow,
And he told me there was something that I had to know.
His look and his tone I will always remember,
When he told me of the horrors of ... Black November;
"Come about August, now listen to me,
Each day you'll get six meals instead of just three."
"And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin,
And you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin;
And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed,
In will burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head."
"Then she'll pluck out your feathers so you're bald 'n pink,
And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lyin' in the sink;
And then comes the worst part," he said not bluffing,
She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing!"
Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat,
I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat;
I decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked,
I'd have to lay low and remain overlooked.
I began a new diet of nuts and granola,
High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola;
And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes,
I stayed in my room doing exercise tapes.
I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half,
And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed;
But 'twas I who was laughing, under my breath,
As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death.
And sure enough when Black November rolled around,
I was the last turkey left in the entire compound!
So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap,
I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap.
She held me today, while sewing and humming,
And smiled at me and said
"Christmas is coming ...
---
Happy turkey day, ya'll. :foot:
and count your own blessings. Likely they are many.
Mike
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Happy Thanksgiving from Georgia, Y'all.
Thanks to all the veterans for allowing us the freedom to enjoy it.
Thanks to all the veterans for allowing us the freedom to enjoy it.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone i have met on this forum...
you have all been excellent... glad to be part of this family
still deciding which khukuri i should use to carve the turkey this year...
i want to use the 25" ganga ram but i think that will be overkill any suggestions???
you have all been excellent... glad to be part of this family
still deciding which khukuri i should use to carve the turkey this year...
i want to use the 25" ganga ram but i think that will be overkill
any suggestions???- Joined
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Hey Mike that was a good one.
Have a happy thanksgiving boys.
Have a happy thanksgiving boys.
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I'm thankful I have been blessed with so many good friends. It's humbling, when I think about it.
I have been enormously blessed to have been born in the US of A. With all the various struggles we face, we ALL have been blessed, who have been born or managed to find our way here, to this great land.
America- it has problems, but it's still the best damn country in the world!
Happy Thanksgiving,
John
I have been enormously blessed to have been born in the US of A. With all the various struggles we face, we ALL have been blessed, who have been born or managed to find our way here, to this great land.
America- it has problems, but it's still the best damn country in the world!
Happy Thanksgiving,
John
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Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Be safe.
CallsThunder
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Happy Day to you all. I am grateful for the fellowship and community on this forum.
DanR
DanR